tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post6225500412180297455..comments2024-03-18T22:06:42.895-05:00Comments on Growing Kinders: A little Q & AKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10364050196576460037noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-90921991398284952292012-02-02T16:35:43.621-06:002012-02-02T16:35:43.621-06:00Yes. Thank you!Yes. Thank you!Lynolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02322790976355499546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-1149721806303230452012-02-01T22:45:53.034-06:002012-02-01T22:45:53.034-06:00It depends on the time of year :) there are times...It depends on the time of year :) there are times when I have to introduce a new type of center, and for the first week or so, it might be tricky, but easier as we go on. For me, centers are a time to practice what we have been working on in whole group. For example, right now we are working on blends, middle and ending sounds, sight words (always!), handwriting, teen numbers, adding, subtraction, counting, sequencing -- you know all the skills! The clip art (the novelty) may change, but the skill stays the same. Does that make sense?Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10364050196576460037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-45888405720422548352012-02-01T22:06:28.530-06:002012-02-01T22:06:28.530-06:00Thanks for all your ideas! I love your blog and a...Thanks for all your ideas! I love your blog and all the resources you provide. You said that the basic ideas for your centers stay the same, but the skills change. What are the basic ideas for both math and literacy centers? Thank you!Lynolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02322790976355499546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-43264096046175724392012-01-29T19:15:22.068-06:002012-01-29T19:15:22.068-06:00Oh my goodness you have so many good ideas on your...Oh my goodness you have so many good ideas on your site! I tagged you in a post on mine, come check it out! Had to share your blog with some other people! :) I tagged you in my blog at misskristinaskindergarten.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-53728501957947476002012-01-28T12:54:03.030-06:002012-01-28T12:54:03.030-06:00Thanks for the storage ideas!
LynneThanks for the storage ideas!<br /><br />LynneLS K teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426661650652581283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-70325254045456643172012-01-27T19:36:06.617-06:002012-01-27T19:36:06.617-06:00this is wonderful. Will you be posting your Februa...this is wonderful. Will you be posting your February calendar poems soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-59291569226205557182012-01-26T20:58:15.712-06:002012-01-26T20:58:15.712-06:00Hope you are feeling better. Just checking in on a...Hope you are feeling better. Just checking in on a February song. We have started spelling tests. One of the students bonus words this week is January. I expect to hear the students quietly singing your January song tomorrow as they take their spelling test. :) Thank you again for sharing your talents.<br />DanaMrs. Lamm's Frogtastic Kindergartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978695548081416997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-90118521406434514842012-01-26T00:01:37.111-06:002012-01-26T00:01:37.111-06:00I always struggle with storage. I've always d...I always struggle with storage. I've always divided my files into themes. Those folders are STUFFED - with lots of things I don't use! So, these year, I started filing everything I use and send to print shop (our district has a print shop that we send our materials to for copying!) in a file based on WEEKS. That way, all of my theme stuff is together as well as all of the skills that we are working on. Hopefully, at the end of the year, I can week through all of my theme folders again and dump all the stuff I don't use!<br /><br />As for my centers, I store them in totes. I get them at Target - they are about the size of a piece of paper and have 2 clips on each side to hold the lid on. I try to keep the math and lit. centers for each theme together in one tote. I am sometimes able to get more than one theme in a tote depending on the game pieces that go with them.<br /><br />Right now, I store my posters and project samples in 2 large pieces of tag stapled together. However, I am looking for these large plastic bags that someone had on their blog. If anyone knows where to get them, please let me know!<br /><br />I also have larger normal size plastic totes/tubs for things that don't fit. <br /><br />ahhhhh.....I have too much stuff!!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10364050196576460037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-31171527866658227672012-01-25T23:53:50.096-06:002012-01-25T23:53:50.096-06:00No, they are not grouped by ability - mostly by be...No, they are not grouped by ability - mostly by behaviors! ha!! I try to stick the talkative kids with the quiet ones, the helpful ones with kiddos that could use help, etc. I'll change as I need to!<br /><br />I'm still trying to figure out how many to pull. We have AMAZING RTI support where we have about 6 specialists push in to three kindergarten classrooms. We meet every other week and move kids around as needed. In the beginning of the year, the three K teachers also pushed in. We grouped kids based on what they needed. We do a common assessment 3 times a year for our grouping, and progress monitor each week. <br /><br />Right before Christmas, our groups shifted quite a bit, meaning there are more ON level than there are BELOW level. Yay!! So, the on level (and high flyers) are in the classroom with their classroom teacher, and our strugglers are being pulled by the reading specialists, reading paras, and special ed team. They work on exactly what each child (or group) needs. They might be working on rhyming, sight words, segmenting, letter sound/id, etc. Classroom teachers are doing guided reading with the kids that are left. BUT, when all was said and done, I only have about 20 minutes left in our 30 minute block. So, I was only able to pull 1 group a day (the kids left in the classroom pretty much fell into 2 groups). argh. <br /><br />So, I started thinking that I would move my lit. center time to just before our RTI time. Then I would have a solid hour I could pull groups. Then, I should be able to get all 4 groups in. Now, that's in my mind - who knows if that will work! ha!! Does this make sense at all??Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10364050196576460037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-81614659776688499292012-01-25T22:36:00.834-06:002012-01-25T22:36:00.834-06:00Thanks for all the great info! Are your students g...Thanks for all the great info! Are your students grouped by ability or are they mixed up at each center? and When you begin pulling groups will one group meet with you a day or do you pull from the other centers as needed?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />KristinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-77854017680142111792012-01-25T21:06:28.687-06:002012-01-25T21:06:28.687-06:00I love all your posts! Thank you for sharing! How...I love all your posts! Thank you for sharing! How do you store/organize all your games/activities? I've made so many new things this year. I'm looking for new ideas to keep them organized. I appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!<br /><br />LynneLS K teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426661650652581283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-91057080602919606072012-01-25T14:56:25.373-06:002012-01-25T14:56:25.373-06:00Awesome post, thank you!
A Cupcake for the Teache...Awesome post, thank you!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://acupcakefortheteacher.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">A Cupcake for the Teacher</a></b>Cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209175726522753587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-44867755169842551172012-01-25T14:03:50.117-06:002012-01-25T14:03:50.117-06:00Thank you so much for taking the time to answer al...Thank you so much for taking the time to answer all of the questions and including the photos.Lee Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-30295890067709565762012-01-25T12:24:21.953-06:002012-01-25T12:24:21.953-06:00I love the idea of the table captain for centers! ...I love the idea of the table captain for centers! What a great idea :) We use table captains during the rest of the day but this goes a step further :)<br /><br /><br />Jenniferkinderpondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09414359266640196075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808820508498479724.post-50086547259470086962012-01-25T12:10:33.655-06:002012-01-25T12:10:33.655-06:00Great!!! I was wondering about those foam dice! LO...Great!!! I was wondering about those foam dice! LOVE it! Thanks for taking the time to write out this post!!! You rock!!!<br />-Rachelle<br />whattheteacherwants.blogspot.comRachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700956303231051886noreply@blogger.com